Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: It’s Everywhere For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c Ready for Battle, what does Bible say about preparing us, where is the enemy. Let’s start with the enemy is everywhere. This is not just about army against army. It’s a battle against our unpure thoughts, TV, radio, our jobs, […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Two-year pulse check Commit your ways to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this – Psalms 37:5 So we are two-plus years into this fast-changing world as we live through these crazy times of illness, times of economic changes, isolation, and a glimpse of hope with things opening up. Will people go […]
Sat // Sacrifice :: Kingdom
Title: The True Kingdom Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b When I think of the Kingdom of God, it is the place where God reigns supreme, and Jesus Christ is King. God’s authority is recognized in the one true […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Influence defined Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence, I want to give some written definitions first. Webster’s dictionary calls it the act of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command. Biblical meaning, an emanation of spiritual or moral force. […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Stand Up Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Standing firm in the faith humbles us before the Lord. It sets our minds to […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Acknowledge
Title: God above all things Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. – Matthew 10:32 To Acknowledge God means I know you are faithful. I recognize your authority. You are the creator of all things, the heavens, the earth, and things within. There’s not much more to say. As […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Stage Christian Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b Many years ago, my wife and I attended worship in Orlando. While serving communion, I reflected on the vocabulary I used to get my children to worship that morning, leading to […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Embrace the suck Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c A term used even today in the armed forces to embrace the most difficult challenges ahead. I can’t help but think of this phrase today as I did in a text with a fellow manager of what the […]
Thu // Warrior – Engage
Title: genuinely engaged For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 Being genuinely engaged in life is preparing for all the world to see. Be a […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: Bad EKG Till I die I will not deny my Integrity – Job 27:5b The definition I read online and a heavyweight shot to my gut. “Spiritual integrity is the state of being undivided together with the quality of brutal self-honesty. It demands considerable self-awareness and an uncompromising willingness to be authentic. “ Whenever I […]